XCRYPT(3) Linux Programmer's Manual XCRYPT(3)
NAME
xencrypt, xdecrypt, passwd2des - RFS password encryption
SYNOPSIS
#include <rpc/des_crypt.h>
void passwd2des(char *passwd, char *key);
int xencrypt(char *secret, char *passwd);
int xdecrypt(char *secret, char *passwd);
DESCRIPTION
WARNING: Do not use these functions in new code. They do not achieve
any type of acceptable cryptographic security guarantees.
The function passwd2des() takes a character string passwd of arbitrary
length and fills a character array key of length 8. The array key is
suitable for use as DES key. It has odd parity set in bit 0 of each
byte. Both other functions described here use this function to turn
their argument passwd into a DES key.
The xencrypt() function takes the ASCII character string secret given
in hex, which must have a length that is a multiple of 16, encrypts it
using the DES key derived from passwd by passwd2des(), and outputs the
result again in secret as a hex string of the same length.
The xdecrypt() function performs the converse operation.
RETURN VALUE
The functions xencrypt() and xdecrypt() return 1 on success and 0 on
error.
VERSIONS
These functions are available in glibc since version 2.1.
ATTRIBUTES
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see at-
tributes(7).
+--------------------------------------+---------------+---------+
|Interface | Attribute | Value |
+--------------------------------------+---------------+---------+
|passwd2des(), xencrypt(), xdecrypt() | Thread safety | MT-Safe |
+--------------------------------------+---------------+---------+
BUGS
The prototypes are missing from the abovementioned include file.
SEE ALSO
cbc_crypt(3)
COLOPHON
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2019-03-06 XCRYPT(3)